Omprakash Sharma

Om Prakash Sharma, also known as Janpriya Lekhak Om Prakash Sharma, is regarded as one of Hindi detective fiction's best and most gifted writers. He was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, on December 25, 1924, but later relocated to Delhi. Jai Prakash Sharma and Gauri Shankar Sharma are his younger brothers. He worked at the Delhi Cloth Milland resided in Pahari Dhiraj in a leased house. He later relocated to Meerut and is the father of four sons: Surendra Sharma, Virendra Sharma, and Mahendra Sharma.

He joined the Indian Freedom Struggle after being inspired by socialist and communist ideas, and he was imprisoned twice by the British Raj for his involvement in the cause. This was also the time when he began writing. His preoccupation with reading sparked his interest in writing. He has expressed his disdain for religious and social orthodoxy on several occasions in his works. He also published socially relevant books and historical inscriptions in addition to mystery tales. 'Saanjh Ka Sooraj,' based on the 1857 Revolution during the reign of the final Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar A television series titled "Bahadur Shah Zafar" wa >> Read More... , was his first hit novel.

What set him apart was the way he used real happenings on the one hand and imagination on the other to create suspense and excitement in the screenplay, piquing the reader's interest in what would happen next. He wrote against social inequality in his social attributions. He began writing for his  publication, Janpriya Prakashan, after working for several publishing organizations. Many of his works were big successes when television was not widely used as a form of entertainment. He turned down multiple opportunities to write for Hindi feature films because he despised the material world and preferred his leisurely, peaceful, and artistic life. The film “Chameli Ki Shaadi”, starring Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor was born on 24th December 1956 in Mumb >> Read More... , was based on his novel and is frequently broadcast on television. Throughout his career, his writings have functioned not just as a source of pleasure but also as a means of training, informing, or improving his audience by commenting on current events and providing a moral message.

Sharma has over 400 Hindi detective novels to his credit. He died due to prolonged illness on 14 October 1998.